plural bargains
plural bargains
Learner's definition of BARGAIN
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: an agreement in which people or groups say they will do or give something in exchange for something else协议；契约 -
I think everyone involved was satisfied with the bargain we made.我认为每个参与的人都对我们达成的协议感到满意。
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They've agreed to turn the land over to the state, and the state, as its part of the bargain, has agreed to keep it undeveloped.他们同意把这块土地转交给州政府；同时，作为协议的一部分，州政府同意不对其进行开发。
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The union is trying to strike a bargain [=reach an agreement, make a deal] with the company.工会正设法和公司达成一项协议。
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You're allowed to go to the football game tonight, but I expect you to keep your side of the bargain [=do what you agreed to do] and clean your room.今晚允许你去看橄榄球赛，但是我希望你遵守承诺打扫你的房间。
— see also plea bargain 2
: something that is bought or sold for a price which is lower than the actual value : something bought or sold at a good price便宜货；贱卖品 -
For that price, the suit is a (real) bargain.按这个价格，这套装真是够便宜了。
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I got a bargain on the plane tickets. = The plane tickets were a bargain.我买到了便宜的机票。
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She likes to hunt for bargains when she shops.她购物时就喜欢淘便宜货。
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
drive a hard bargain
◊ If you drive a hard bargain, you do not agree easily to what other people want and are very determined to get what you want when you are discussing what will be done, especially in a business deal.拼命讨价还价；杀价
in the bargain
or into the bargain
: in addition to what has been said : besides此外；而且 2 bargain /ˈbɑɚgən/ verb
bargains; bargained; bargaining
bargains; bargained; bargaining
Learner's definition of BARGAIN
[no object]
: to discuss an agreement or price in order to make it more appealing讨价还价；商讨条件 -
The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain.价格标得相当高，不过卖家可能愿意讲价。
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He was bargaining [=haggling] with the taxi driver over/about the fare.他在和出租车司机就票价问题讨价还价。
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Teachers are bargaining [=negotiating] for higher salaries.老师们正在为加薪进行谈判。
bargain away
[phrasal verb] bargain (something) away or bargain away (something)
: to lose or give up (something) as part of an agreement（作为协议的一部分）放弃，牺牲
bargain for/on
[phrasal verb] bargain for/on (something)
: to expect or plan on (something)期望；计划；预料到 -
The Internet service is better than what we bargained for. [=better than we expected it to be]互联网服务比我们预期的好。
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No one bargained for the change in weather. = No one bargained on the weather changing.没人预料到天气会变。
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They bargained on getting married after college.他们计划大学毕业后结婚。
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He hadn't bargained on how his new position in the company would change the way people treated him. [=he was surprised by how his new position changed the way people treated him]他没想到自己在公司的新职位竟然会改变人们对待他的方式。
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The job ended up being more than I had bargained for. [=more difficult than I had expected]结果这个工作比我预想的还难。
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I got more than I bargained for when I signed up as a volunteer. [=being a volunteer was harder than I expected]我没想到做一名志愿者还这么难。
— bargainer
noun, plural bargainers [count]
— bargaining
noun [noncount]